In need of some help

water weight will vary everyday. You shouldnt weigh but once a week. Are you working out? What kind of food are you eating?

R_ART wrote: »

When you come to that realization, that is the first step. You need to start slowly. I started logging my food about 20 days ago (again). I will start exercising soon, but you can't do it all at once. I am also working with my doctor . I am trying for 2 lbs/week (need to lose a lot). Pick exercises that you can do. My first is to walk. I walk at work and try to get up from my desk a few times a day and walk. I also park farther away and walk. Then I like water aerobics (easier on my knees). Remember - little by little, step by step.
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I agree with you. It takes baby steps & it isn't something that will happen overnight.

To me logging is the most important thing! Every bite. Especially when you have a bad day! To see how much we eat is an eye-opener. If you don't log on days that you go way over your goal, you eventually go over your goal and feel that it's okay because it isn't in writing. Good intentions don't help you lose weight. Hard work and being honest with yourself does. But no one is perfect, and you can't give up because you "fail" one day.

Also, join a group and make friends. I'm not typically a joiner and wouldn't go to things like WW or Tops, but I belong to two MFP groups that are very supportive. I tell them things on-line that I don't tell my family or my non-MFP, in-person friends. Don't chose toxic friends; people who criticize you every time you make a mistake. You know when you do something wrong, you don't need friends rubbing your face in it. Choose friends who will just be there and offer a cheer when you do well and understanding when you don't. Search groups for people your age and similar lives. (Both my groups are over 60 years old and most are grandmothers).

As far as weighing, I must weigh everyday because I have HF. But, some people weigh once a month. Some once a week. If you weigh daily, some people like to average the weight over a week. But, I agree, you can't let water weight discourage you. I know. Because of the HF, I am the queen of water weight gain!

Finally, MOVE! Start walking. Log it. A pedometer will help at first, too. Find things you like to do. As you do, you'll do more. Oh, and there IS time.

I've been here 11 months; I still have a ways to go. The people I see who fail are:

• Those who don't log.
• Those who make excuses why they don't log.
• Those who separate themselves from the group when they start to fail. (Heck, I've posted 10 pound gains during this journey, but I post and I admit to it).
• Those who just aren't willing to give it a fair chance because they want instant results.

Hope you stick to it and watch the pounds melt away!

Grandmother Charlie

personally, i like to sign up for races. it give you a goal to prepare for that is based more on performance rather than size or weight.

find a race that is about six months from now. thats May, which is prime season for everything from 5ks to half marathons, mud runs to triathlons. then, find a training plan for that distance, and enter all the workouts into your calendar, working backwards from the race date.

Buy a scale for $10 and log your calories. Everything you eat. That's it for now.

Once you feel ready start eating less.

Once you start dreaming about working out then start working out.

If you feel life is getting in the way, it might help if you get a psychiatrist to talk to on a regular basis if you have issues you need to deal with but can't do it on your own

You only fail if you stop trying!!! I am like you but refuse to be anymore. I started logging yesterday and just accepted a 28 day challenge begginer squats. I have never ever done any excercise since school 15 years ago. I decided I want to live instead of just waiting to die, abit morbid but truth be told. You can do this small changes big results.